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Brian McDonald
@27khv
Sharing insights from many years in Russia | Once UK-sanctioned by Liz Truss—apparently for mocking her hat 🎩
Jan 10 • 7 tweets • 3 min read
Let’s take a stroll down memory lane and revisit the countless times 'experts' predicted Russia’s imminent collapse. 🧵

September 1999: Anders Åslund in Foreign Affairs confidently declares Russia is 'on the verge of collapse.' Anders is still out there, saying the same stuff. Image May 2001: The Atlantic runs 'Russia Is Finished,' declaring its 'unstoppable descent into irrelevance.' Two decades later, Russia’s still here, and the article’s the only thing that’s irrelevant. Bold take, Jeffrey Tayler. 🤷‍♂️ Image